UPDATE: The suspension of CAO 5-2016 and CMO 14-2017 will take effect until March 31, 2018.

Reminder: Click here for more information about the update of suspension. The Bureau of Customs has a NEW RULE about duty and tax-free balikbayan boxes. Download the information sheet for consolidated shipments of balikbayan boxes.

Balikbayan Box Shipping Company

I arranged the list in alphabetical order and not based on significance. Choose wisely. Compare the price and avail the discount if any.

2. Forex Toronto

Forex Toronto was established in April 1998. It provides courier service to the Filipino community in Toronto. On May 19, 2016, the Consumer Choice Award for Business Excellence (two consecutive years) was awarded to Forex Toronto.

4. LBC Express

While other balikbayan box shipping companies show the box prices based on the destination, on LBC Express website you can calculate the cost by entering the size of the box and details of the package.

Try this feature and confirm the cost to get the best deal. Through the live chat, you can schedule a pick up date.

Branches:

Toronto

Vancouver

Other Services:

Money transfer

Bills payment

5. Manila Express

Manila Express was suggested by a reader so here’s a bit of information.

The balikbayan boxes of Manila Express are shipped from Vancouver to Manila. The fee for the following boxes range from $60.00 to $120.00 which depends on the destination:

6. Reliable Cargo Express Corp.

When I was writing about how to send money online to the Philippines, I discovered Reliable Peso Remit Inc. Later I found out that it is part of a company that also has a balikbayan cargo box service known as Reliable Cargo Express Corporation.

The shipping service comes with $300 insurance and box replacement. If you are worried that the boxes will get stuck in the warehouse, you’ll be glad to know that, Reliable Cargo Express offers weekly shipment.

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The main problem is that we can’t track the boxes on line. Forex Cargo Alliance Edmonton tracking box is a dud. Leads nowhere and only tells you that you have sent something. You must phone them. But again, their voice mail box is always full and can’t leave messages. When you reach someone, it is 50/50 if they are too busy to check. USA has a tracking APP but Canadian numbers don’t work in it. Options are: keep calling until you get lucky, Call in Manila directly or hope for the best your box will be there on time regardless of our worries and concern.

Boxes going south include Leyte and Mindanao are delayed. Boxes sent in September have not arrived. I have talked with three other people that are experiencing the same situation. Last word I had was boxes would arrive December 31 but nothing has arrived. Of the three people I know that also sent boxes in September one filipina has one out of three boxes. Definitely something is wrong.

Try Manila Express I don’t see them listed here but I personally have no complaints. I have full confidence in their ability from when my boxes are taken to the main office to when they are delivered to Leyte and Mindanao. I have found Mindanao takes about one week additional time .

I have sent LBC box from Toronto to Cagayan de Oro in 2014 and it arrived December 1st week earlier than expected. It cost $80 (Canadian dollar), at that time…in terms of the route, I wonder if the box will go to California before it will be sent to Manila Philippines because in the United States depending on which state you are, the boxes are enrouted to one place to another depending which port is closer to your state . After which, a certain period of time you then can track the box online using LBC tracker. You cannot track the box right away online by the time they pick up on day 1.

Thanks for the information Claire. I think the process is the same thing here in Canada. I asked the staff of a cargo shipping company and he said, the box is transported in the port of Vancouver. From there it will take 2 months or more before the boxes arrive in Manila. And since you mentioned online tracking, I’ll check mine once I sent balikbayan boxes in the Philippines from Canada. (It was my family who track it online and contact the company in the Manila office.)

Hi Julita. It’s quite unusual to hear your story. Have you tried contacting the cargo shipping company. Are they returning your call/email etc? This is not a good sign to do business with such company. Hope you can give us an update.

I asked my friend to follow up last November 2016 and they said that it’s already in Manila warehouse ready to be delivered. When i came back I missed placed the receipt and didn’t call again. Only when my sister reminds me that she haven’t received yet my box, so I tried to find the receipt again. She said she will call them one of these days so I sent her the information. Last night I was trying to used the tracking number to locate it. It said this tracking number is unavailable.

Excellent site. Last year I successfully used Manila Express (Vancouver) to ship 3 BB boxes to a residence in Oriental Mindoro. The shipment worked well. On another matter, do you know of any shippers who serve the Ottawa area? All the Ontario companies mentioned seem to serve the greater Toronto area exclusively. Thanks, John

I always send my boxes through LUZVIMIN here in Mississauga to manila. They charge $75.00, about 6 to 8 weeks my family received the package. Xp express their Philippine counter part based in cavite. Contact Ray or Nope Santiago for pick-up. Their shipment is every 10 days.

That’s hard to tell. But in my case, I the boxes arrived in Manila between 1.5 – 2 months. It depends if the boxes get stuck in the customs or other reasons. Call the forwarding company for more reliable feedback.